Devil's Food Cupcakes w/ Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• room temperature
• 3 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• sifted
• 2 cups ice water
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 1/2 butter at room temperature
• 12 ounces cream cheese at room temperature (1 1/2 packages)
• 3-4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Cupcakes:
2. Preheat to 350A degrees F.
3. Fill 2 cupcake pans with paper liners.
4. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
5. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended.
6. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Beat in yolk.
8. Add cocoa and beat until well blended.
9. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with ice water in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until just blended and smooth after each addition.
10. Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full with batter.
11. I like to use a large cookie scoop for this, but a spoon will work too.
12. Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes.
13. Cool cupcakes in pans on racks 15 minutes.
14. Can be made 1 day ahead.
15. Store in cupcake storage containers.
16. Frost with desired frosting.
17. Cream Cheese Frosting:
18. In bowl for mixer, combine butter and cream cheese and medium speed until well blended and smooth.
19. Add vanilla, mix until incorporated.
20. Slowly add powdered sugar and with mixer on med-high blend until creamy and desired consistency.
21. If you like a sweeter frosting add more sugar.
22. Start with 3 cups and see how it tastes to you.
23. Frost cupcakes and decorate!
24. YUM!